Enzo Fina on his creation the Fina inspired by African Mbira

Enzo Fina was born in Salice Salentino, Italy. He holds a Master degree from the State Institute of Art and Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lecce where he concentrated his studies on the relation between sound and color. Since the beginning of his career as a musician his sensibility towards the acoustic nature of sounds and the interdisciplinary approach between music and visual arts, brought him to the creation of his own instruments as art pieces fusing painting, sculpture, ad music. As a multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker Enzo Fina has worked with various music groups as well as theater setting diverse goals for himself from research on the music of the oral tradition to film composition; from street theater to anthropological theater. His membership in groups such as the Canzoniere di Ricerca Popolare, Carmenzo, Ancient Grooves, and MUSICàNTICA, of which he is the co-founder together with Roberto Catalano; his involvement with theater groups such as Teatro Infantile di Lecce, Mediterranea, Teatro La Pupa De Sevilla, and Vox Dance Theater; his own performance/compositions for land art installations and other movie soundtracks such as that of Maangamizi the Ancient One, created in collaboration with Cyril Neville, made it possible for him to travel Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Morocco, Canada, and the United States, where he now lives. Aside from teaching music, visual art, construction and use of masks, and musical instruments making in both public and private schools, from elementary to universities, Enzo Fina has worked as music therapist in residence at the Children Hospital in Los Angeles, as well as in other institutions specialized in youth rehabilitation. The program Science of Sound is the name of one of the courses he has taught with great success for the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.

Video recorded by Miranda Rondeau. February 9, 2010

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[spartanworria]

Some people have too much imagination and too much time on thier hands

[combatchuck37]

Enzo is an amazing guy.....and it's not a piece of shit or gay! He built that kalimba himself. Could you do that? He's also built other amazing instuments, one completely out of soda straws in which he can play beautiful melodies. Having been in the music industry for over 40 years, I've never seen or heard a kalimba like his. Enzo....keep up the great work!

[marvincooper]

gayest piece of shit i ever heard...



[Hanklebury]

Beautifully hypnotic!

[purity4all]

WOW! Love it!

[SuperGukke]

How much for one of those? :)